Digital
Files
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Managing Digital Files
Digital Files are the physical attachments for your Digital
Goods. If the files are uploaded through the browser interface,
then they must conform to the file types allowed as set by the
administrator. If you are going to upload your files through
some other protocol, such as FTP, then make sure to place them
in the \app_data\Digital Goods\ folder of the installation.
Using the admin menu, go to Catalog
> Digital Files to view a page similar to the one
below.
The left section named "Folders"
is where you can organize the secure content for your downloadable
goods within the \App_Data\DigitalGoods\ folder.
The right section named "Digital
File Associations" displays the files that are
within each folder.
Current
Folder displays the location of the files being
viewed.
Sort
the items within a folder using the linked Name, Date,
or Size
The details
of the item are shown with the name
and size.
If the file
has been associated to a Digital
Good, then a link to each digital good will be
shown.
An Add
Digital Good button in the Action column will allow
you to associate the file to a digital good.
The Delete
button is available to remove the file permanently from
the server.
Managing Folders
You can view the \DigitalGoods\ folder and
any of its sub-folders in the Folders
section as shown in the example below.
To add a new sub-folder, click on the \DigitalGoods\
folder (or any other folder) and then click the New
Folder button to view a pop-up.
Enter a new Folder
Name.
Note:
Folder names must not include spaces or special characters.
Valid folder names may include hyphens or under-bars.
(e.g. "New_Folder" and "New-Folder"
are acceptable. "New Folder" is not.)
Click the Save
button.
If you want to remove a folder, select any
empty folder and
then click the Delete Selected
button.
A confirmation will appear. Click Yes,
delete it to continue.
If you want to rename a folder, select any
folder and then click the Rename
button to view a pop-up.
Note:
If there are files being referenced within the folder, then
you will need to update the path accordingly.
Click the Save
button.
Uploading Files
Security system
settings determine the types of new files that can be uploaded.
By default, only .zip files can be uploaded. If you want to upload
different types of files, then go to Configure
> Security > System Settings and enter the extension
into the Digital Files field.
From the menu, go to Catalog
> Images page.
From the menu, go to Catalog
> Digital Goods > Digital Files page.
Make sure you are in the desired folder, or
within a sub-folder of the \DigitalGoods\ directory.
Click the Upload
File button from the upper-right corner of the page
to view a page similar to the one below.
Drag and drop a File
into the box shown, or click in the box to select a file from
the server.
The File
Name can be changed during upload by entering a different
name into the field shown.
If the file being uploaded will replace an
existing one, check the box to Overwrite
if the target file exists.
When finished, click the Upload
button.
The file will be shown immediately after upload
in the folder it was uploaded to.
NOTE:
Before the file can be purchased and downloaded, it must be assigned
to a Digital Good.
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